Any ideas on composing songs ?

Question

any ideas on composing songs ? right i'm in yr 10 well just going into yr 10 and im doing GCSE and BTECH music and i need to compose im grade 8 piano and have done all the theory stuff i just dont seem to have 'the nack' for it ?

Answer 1

Composing music well comes with experience, not just intent and desire.  Understanding the compositional technical end and being able to perform brilliantly are not the same as having a grip on musical creativity.  Start simple with a monophonic tune, and then try branching into polyphony (counter melodies).  Typically, the more you write, the better the work will become.

Also, more work on punctuation (im = I'm) and conventional grammer ("right i'm in yr 10 well just going into yr 10" = "I'm in year 10 - actually, just going into year 10," and "any ideas on composing songs ?" = "Can you help me to learn how to compose songs?") will be a plus.

It takes a lot of work to develop tunes which are catchy and non-plagiarising.  Part of this is developing an ability to critique your own work objectively.

The best lyrics come from personal experience, be it from emotions felt or situations you've gone through.

Mozart was an oddball case of musical genius, so don't think you can just sit down and write something brilliant.  It's possible, but very unlikely.

Oh yes, and "nack" = "knack".